Author: Justin Hendry

Companies claim $17bn in R&D tax breaks as growth slows

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Growth in research and development tax incentive claims slowed sharply in 2023-24, new data from the Australian Taxation Office reveals, following a sharp  increase of $5 billion that followed...

Victoria was ready for mRNA. That wasn’t an accident

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When we talk about innovation in Australia, we often focus on individual breakthroughs: a discovery, a startup, a research grant or a new facility. But enduring economic value rarely...

Experts urge industrial focus for Australia’s AI agenda

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Two of Australia’s top innovation policy minds have urged the federal government to refocus its artificial intelligence agenda on industrial AI, arguing this is the key to unlocking the...

Australia joins 22-nation push for global AI rules

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Australia has joined 21 other countries in signing a declaration calling for the creation of a UN-style international organisation to establish common standards for frontier artificial intelligence. Prime Minister...

NRF backs space camera startup HEO in $37m Series B

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A Sydney-based startup that makes cameras for satellites to inspect other satellites in orbit has landed a $10 million investment from the federal government’s flagship industry fund as part...

Cyber spy chief lends weight to onshore AI push

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Australia stands to gain a first-mover defence advantage if it can secure frontier AI companies to train models onshore, the head of the country’s cyber spy agency Abigail Bradshaw...

Canberra reveals early thinking on how to capture AI gains

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A public-interest research payment and a compute reservation scheme are among the options being considered by the federal government to capture the economic gains from frontier AI training in...